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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Williams tell Sharpe is the background of many of the riflemen?
(a) They are mostly from the cities.
(b) They are thugs and criminals.
(c) They have been drafted against their wishes.
(d) They are good sturdy farmers.

2. What do Sharpe's men do when he assembles them in the morning?
(a) Make loud, enthusiastic calls.
(b) Ask for breakfast.
(c) Tell Sharpe they are still not going to Lisbon.
(d) Complain about the hour.

3. Why does Louisa invite herself to dinner?
(a) She is curious about the strongbox.
(b) To stay away from the troops for safety.
(c) She wants to meet Vivar's father.
(d) She wants some decent food.

4. What does Harper suggest they do with the Parker's carriage?
(a) Send it barreling into the French cavalry.
(b) Load it with gunpowder and blow it up when the French are by it.
(c) Burn it.
(d) Tip it over to block the road.

5. What does Sharpe tell Williams to do if he does not want to obey Sharpe?
(a) Dig himself a grave.
(b) Resign as sergeant.
(c) Quit the army.
(d) Duel with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vivar tell Sharpe the strongbox contains?

2. Who arrives at the farmhouse with extra cavalry?

3. How does Sharpe get a telescope?

4. Where was Vivar when his wife died?

5. In the prologue, where have Vivar and his men taken refuge?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sharpe do to talk to the French and what is the French colonel's appearance like compared to Sharpe?

2. Who does Sharpe meet when a monk wakes him and asks Sharpe to come with him and what does this person say to Sharpe?

3. What does Sharpe have his riflemen do when the French ambush them?

4. What does Vivar tell Sharpe about Vivar's troops?

5. What happens as Sharpe is about to order his riflemen to flee the house and who joins him in the woods?

6. What does Sharpe ask about the strong box and what is Vivar's response? How does Sharpe respond to this?

7. What does Dunnet order the riflemen to do when the French are charging them and what is Sharpe's response?

8. What does Vivar ask Sharpe to recount and what does Vivar explain to Sharpe? Where does he ask Sharpe to go?

9. What does de l'Eclin accuse Sharpe of and what is Sharpe's response? What does Vivar's brother say?

10. Why do Sharpe's men begin to call out enthusiastically when the Parkers come in front of the assembly and what does Mrs. Parker explain to Sharpe?

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